Ronaldo and his family face death threats, Champions League haunts Premier League

Ronaldo hires new bodyguard, a former Portuguese soldier, to protect his family

"The new person in charge of protecting Ronaldo, his partner Georgina Rodriguez and their children is Claudio Miguel Vaz, a former Portuguese soldier with experience in high-risk operations. The decision to add Vaz to the security team was made after Ronaldo and several family members received threatening messages via social media, allegedly from a gang in Saudi Arabia, the country where Ronaldo now resides after he joined and played for Al Nassr Club," Marca said.

Despite the threat to his life and his family, Ronaldo just scored another double for

Al Nassr

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It is not yet clear what caused Ronaldo and his family to be in danger, and whether it will be related to Al Nassr's performance. Since joining the club, the 40-year-old Portuguese star has not helped the team win any championship titles. Meanwhile, he still scores regularly. Many of Al Nassr's fanatic fans have expressed their dissatisfaction, as they are gradually losing patience with him.

"Some media reports have suggested that Ronaldo and his family are the target of threats including blackmail attempts and possible kidnappings. The player's security has been beefed up to prevent any possible incidents," Marca added.

Despite the pressure of security threats, Ronaldo has just shone, scoring a double to help Al Nassr defeat the 9th ranked opponent in the Saudi Pro League, Al Riyadh, with a score of 2-1 on April 13. Thereby, continuing to maintain the opportunity to compete for the championship when reducing the points gap with the top team Al Ittihad and the second team Al Hilal to 8 and 1 points respectively, while the tournament has 7 rounds left to hope for a surprise.

The brace has taken Ronaldo to 933 career goals. This season, he has scored 32 goals and provided 4 assists, continuing to inch closer to the promised 1,000-goal mark. "That's how we do it," Ronaldo said in a message posted on social media.

Champions League qualification becomes too fierce in the Premier League

In the 32nd round of the Premier League, in the late match on April 13, Arsenal had to share points with Brentford with a 1-1 draw at home. Thereby, they almost said goodbye to the remaining fragile hope in the championship race with Liverpool (who are 10 points behind and have played 1 more match). Liverpool will meet West Ham at 8pm on April 13, if they win, they will continue to increase the gap in points.

Coach Arteta focuses on Champions League, leaving many key players of the "Gunners"

rest

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Arsenal are preparing for the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals against Real Madrid at 2am on April 17. Despite winning 3-0 in the first leg, coach Arteta still let many "Gunners" key players rest to prepare for the crucial battle. Accepting that the hope of winning the Premier League title is gradually becoming more fragile.

The race for a Champions League spot in the Premier League next season has also become extremely fierce. Nottingham Forest suffered a shocking 0-1 loss to Everton, putting them at risk of being overtaken by Man City (who came from behind to beat Crystal Palace 5-2) and Aston Villa (who beat Southampton 3-0). Meanwhile, Chelsea and Newcastle are also poised to compete if they beat Ipswich (at 8pm) and MU (at 10:30pm) respectively on April 13.

Meanwhile, in La Liga, Barcelona beat Leganes 1-0 to continue to increase the gap with Real Madrid to 7 points, before this rival takes the field to play against Alaves at 9:15 p.m. on April 13. Real Madrid still has to focus on the match against Arsenal in the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals.

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